Lithium could be selectively extracted from "low quality" brines using a surprising mechanism discovered at the University of Michigan. The technology could help make brine lakes rich in magnesium a ...

Lithium isotope separation has emerged as a critical field in addressing both industrial and environmental challenges, particularly in the nuclear and energy sectors. Traditional methods—for instance, ...

The demand for electric vehicles is on the rise due to climate change and the impending depletion of fossil fuels. This swelling demand also raises the price of lithium which is vital to powering ...

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...

Black mass is the powdered material resulting from shredding end-of-life lithium-ion vehicle batteries. For effective ...

A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...